Names in the Soldier books

In the Soldier books, Wolfe refers to many historical / mythical persons, places and things by names not familiar to the modern ear. They're a mix of literal translations, allusions, and unfamiliar ancient names.

This is an attempt to provide a key to some of them. (Several of the below are already glossed in the book itself, but they're included here for completeness's sake.)

Redface Island = the Peloponnese (the southern projection of Greece, not actually quite an island)

Riverland = Egypt

Rope = Sparta (most important city of the Peloponnese)

Rope Makers = Spartans

Wolfe as "translator" explains in the introduction that Latro's names for Sparta and the Spartans reflects a common mistake made by uneducated speakers of the time, and has to do with the the Greek word for rope or chord, σπαρτον, or "sparton."

Sacred Way = the route from Athens to Eleusis

Shining God = Apollo (god of the sun)

Silent Country = Laconia (area ruled by Sparta)

Teleia = Hera

Thought = Athens (most important city of northern Greece)

Tieup = Piraeus (the port of Athens)

Tower Hill = Corinth (wealthy city that controlled the isthmus between northern Greece and the Peloponnese)